The first observation of the (super 13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) of (super 13)CO, adsorbed from the (super CO) saturated 0.5M sulfuric acid solutions, onto the surfaces of commercial Ru-black nanoparticles is reported. The results indicates that the CO adsorption bond is weaker on Ru as compared to either Pt or Pd and is supported by a reduction in the activation energy for CO diffusion on Ru versus either Pt or Pd nanoparticles.

DFT study of formaldehyde and methanol synthesis from CO and H2 on Ni(111)

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A density-functional-theory study of formaldehyde and methanol synthesis from CO an H2 on a Ni catalyst is presented. The study concluded that CO hydrogenation is the most likely reaction to happen when CO and H are coadsorbed on Ni(111), as it is well favored over dissociation of CO, and somewhat more likely to happen than CO desorption.